New Zealand Earthquake Report - Apr 27 2008 at 11:34 am (NZST)

Magnitude 6.1, Sunday, April 27 2008 at 11:34 am (NZST), 430 km south-west of Invercargill.

Quake Details

Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number	2900220/G
Universal Time	April 26 2008 at 23:34
NZ Standard Time	Sunday, April 27 2008 at 11:34 am
Latitude, Longitude	49.07°S, 164.22°E
Focal Depth	12 km
Moment magnitude	6.1
Region	SW of New Zealand
Location	210 km south-west of Snares Islands 230 km north-west of Auckland Islands 430 km south-west of Invercargill 590 km south-west of Dunedin

Reported felt in Queenstwon; likely to have been felt in the southernmost South Island.

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